CVE-2019-20798

Severity Score

8.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.

Se detectó un problema de tipo XSS en el archivo handler_server_info.c En Cherokee versiones hasta 1.2.104. La URL requerida es mostrada inapropiadamente en la página About en la configuración predeterminada del servidor web y su panel de administrador. El ataque XSS en el panel de administrador puede ser usado para reconfigurar el servidor y ejecutar comandos arbitrarios.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-05-17 CVE Reserved
2020-05-17 CVE Published
2024-02-02 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227	2024-08-05
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09	2022-11-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cherokee-project Search vendor "Cherokee-project"		Cherokee Search vendor "Cherokee-project" for product "Cherokee"				<= 1.2.104 Search vendor "Cherokee-project" for product "Cherokee" and version " <= 1.2.104"		-		Affected